Teams of Parrish/Krsnak and Barton/Dillard Capture Titles at KBS TOUR Shafts Pro-Assistant Championship
Molly Rawlins • March 2, 2021
From left to right: Jeff Barton, Spencer Dillard, Larry Bodle with KBS TOUR Shafts, Nick Krsnak and Reid Parrish
The Colony, TEXAS –
The KBS TOUR Shafts Pro-Assistant Championship resulted in two champion teams as the event was shortened to two separate 18-hole competitions. The weather forecast called for thunderstorms throughout the morning, and the Rules Committee made the decision to shorten the event from 36 holes to 18 holes to ensure that the Championship would be completed.
The River Crest Country Club team of Reid Parrish, PGA head professional, and Nick Krsnak, assistant professional, fired a 7-under par 65 to capture the title on the Tribute Golf Links.
The Preston Trail Golf Club team of Jeff Barton, PGA director of instruction, and Spencer Dillard, PGA assistant professional, carded a 7-under par 64 to claim the championship on Old American Golf Club. Barton and Dillard bested teams from Bent Tree Country Club (Danny Coughlan, PGA director of golf, Richard Farmer, PGA head professional, and Brandon Bingaman, PGA assistant professional) and Midland Country Club (Lee Rhind, PGA director of instruction and Dru Hein, assistant professional) in a 4-way playoff to defend their 2020 title.
Each team took home the first-place prize money of $1,400 from the $21,500 purse.
The newest Northern Texas PGA Professional and competing in his first Section major championship, Craig Liddle, PGA head professional at Lakewood Country Club, hit a 6-iron from 175 yards to ace the par-3 11th on the Tribute Golf Links. Welcome to the Section, Craig!
A total of 115 teams competed in this Four-Ball Stroke Play event. The KBS TOUR Shafts Pro-Assistant Championship, presented by AHEAD, AT&T Byron Nelson, Club Car, Evolve Golf, Golf Pro Payments, PRG Americas, Rapsodo, and Volvik, was conducted at Golf Clubs at Tribute (Old American Golf Club and Tribute Golf Links) in The Colony, Texas.
Old American Golf Club
Par: 35-36—71
Yardage: 6,784
Tribute Golf Links
Par: 36-36—72
Yardage: 7,002
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Six qualify for Senior PGA Professional Championship
Irving, Texas (August 25) – The Nelson Golf and Sports Club hosted two Northern Texas PGA Major Championships this week, the Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship and the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship. Clayton Friend claimed the Senior title, and Kim Paez claimed the Women’s title. Kim Paez, PGA Member at Ping Inc., claimed the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship title, carding rounds of 70-72–142. Paez finished the Championship at 2-over-par, winning by four strokes. She began the final round one stroke back of Katie Flinn, director of instruction at Topgolf - Fort Worth, and her 2-over-par final round was enough to come from behind and secure the win. This is Paez’s first victory with the Northern Texas PGA since joining the section in 2025. “I stuck to my game plan this week, which was fairways and greens,” Paez said. “I think I missed only one or two fairways yesterday. I played pretty conservatively, but it paid off in the end.” Reflecting on her final round performance, Paez said, "It was a little bit windier today. It made me calculate a lot more on the tee shots.” It was an up-and-down round for Paez, but she hit her approach on hole 18 to two feet and tapped in for birdie. “The last three holes are pretty gettable, so I just had to remind myself that no matter how the round was going, I was going to have opportunities to close it out at the end.” Next week, September 3-5, Paez joins four other PGA female PGA Teaching, Coaching and Club Professionals from across the country to represent the United States in the fourth Women’s PGA Cup. They will take on Australia, Canada, Great Britain & Ireland, South Africa and Sweden in a 54-hole stroke play format at Carden Park Golf Resort in Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom. “It is the biggest honor. When I first got my PGA Membership, and I found out about the PGA Cup, it became one of my biggest goals,” said Paez about making the team. “I was constantly checking the rankings, and coming into the KPMG [Women’s PGA Championship] and the LPGA Professionals Championship, I knew I had to lock in and give myself the best chance.” “I am so excited and so proud to represent the Northern Texas PGA as well, so hopefully I make everyone proud,” added Paez. This 36-hole Northern Texas PGA major championship is the fourth of five individual stroke play events that comprise the Woman Player of the Year points standings. The 22-player field competed for a purse of $7,500, and Kim Paez took home $1,050. The Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship was presented by A.PUTNAM and XXIO. The Nelson Golf and Sports Club Par: 35-35–70 Women’s Championship Yardage: 5,878 yards